From sketch-book and diary
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About This Book
Lady Elizabeth Butler (1846-1933) was a noted painter and the sister of the poet Alice Meynell. Her style was characterized by precision and masterly draftsmanship. This is an account of her travels to the west of Ireland, thence to Egypt and down the Nile, thence to South Africa, and on to Italy.
Chapters (22)(click to expand)
- FROM SKETCH-BOOK AND DIARY
- Dedication
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- I IN THE WEST OF IRELAND
- CHAPTER I GLENARAGH
- CHAPTER II COUNTY MAYO IN 1905
- II EGYPT
- CHAPTER I CAIRO
- CHAPTER II THE UPPER NILE
- CHAPTER III ALEXANDRIA
- III THE CAPE
- CHAPTER I TO THE CAPE
- CHAPTER II AT ROSEBANK, CAPE COLONY
- IV ITALY
- CHAPTER I VINTAGE-TIME IN TUSCANY
- CHAPTER II SIENNA, PERUGIA, AND VESUVIUS
- PERUGIA
- VESUVIUS
- CHAPTER III ROME
- From the Diary
- INDEX The titles of pictures are printed in italics.
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